8.02.2007

Ava Thursday: Spider-Man Revealed!

This makes me laugh every time I look at it. These two drawings by Ava are on the same yellow sheet of construction paper; the top one being on the front. Obvious a dig at Ezra's favorite superhero, Ava decided to draw a couple of scenarios exposing Spider-Man as a sham, a charlatan, a fraud!

You know, when you look at that one sticker there of Spider-Man, it does look like he puts stuff in his sleeves to puff himself out. At least, to a 7 year old.

Here's the back:

"Spider-Man doesn't really have designs on his red suit just draws them."

What I find especially funny in these drawings is the direct poking of fun at a particular figure that her brother is especially fond of. It's her way of getting to Ezra without him picking up on this fact. I can imagine that it's satisfying for Ava to rip on something that her brother loves. Typical sibling ribbing, of course.

Ava gets all giggly when I talk about these drawings. She knows how silly she was being when she drew them. Silly girl.

I love the poses of Spider-Man here: the legs, the arms, how he's trying to draw on his costume, the shoving of the balls into his sleeves. Very expressive. And very funny.

Hilariously Awesome!There must be a Spider-Man backlash among the young art world these days. I just posted about some Spidey deprecating "art" that my son made (if it counts as a multimedia piece).http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2007/08/thats-my-boy.html

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Can I just say that I was thinking about you and your family for the rest of the day? Before you get creeped out, let me explain! :)

It is so awesome how involved you are with your family, and it is apparently authentic in your blog here. I just have to say, I was thinking about your father's day post and sharing it with my fiance last night. Not only is it amazing and genuinely inspiring and reassuring to see those great photo booth images of you and your kids, but to see your so obviously authentic statement of how words just can't describe how much you love them...that just really made my month. Maybe even the rest of my life.

Way to make a difference in the smallest and most important ways.

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